PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS
Parliament of Singapore · 17 December 1965 · 1st Parliament
Official Report, 17 December 1965, Vol 24, Issue 6 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
The following Question stood in the name of Madam Chan Choy Siong :-
Madam Chan Choy Siong: To ask the Minister for Law and National Development whether (a) the repair of Brahmaputra Road and drains and the construction of three timber bridges at Brahmaputra Road; (b) the repair of Zion Close; and (c) the installation of a standpipe in front of houses Nos. 545A and 545D, Havelock Road, will be carried out, and when.
Mr Speaker: Madam Chan Choy Siong.
Mr Lim Cheng Lock (River Valley): Mr Speaker, Sir, in the absence of Madam Chan Choy Sion, may I ask Question No. 20?
Mr Barker: Mr Speaker, Sir, this question is in three parts.
The answer to (a) is: the repair of Brahmaputra Road and drains has been approved, and work is expected to he carried out in the first quarter of 1966 when funds will be available. The construction of three timber bridges at Brahmaputra Road has been completed.
Answer to part (b): the repair of Zion Close has been completed.
Answer to part (c): the installation of a standpipe in front of houses Nos. 545A and 545D, Havelock Road, was approved some months ago. Work has been completed and, in fact, water supply was turned on the 3rd of July this year.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 17 December 1965. Republished on SGParliament.